Dying for the Faith, Killing for the Faith: Old-Testament Faith-Warriors (1 and 2 Maccabees) in Historical Perspective - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Gabriela SignoriSeries:Brill's Studies in Intellectual HistoryTheme:Ethnic Orientation/Jewish, Interdisciplinary Studies/Jewish Studies, Religious Orientation/ChristianPublish date:1/6/2012Pages:312
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004211056ISBN-10:9004211055UPC:9789004211056Book Category:Religion, History, LawBook Subcategory:Biblical Studies, Europe, Intellectual PropertyBook Topic:Bible Study GuidesSize:9.45 x 6.30 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.663Product ID:SCH1QMY6H6
The message of the old testamentary Maccabees is martial and pernicious as well as already pointed out by Erasmus of Rotterdam. The circumstances in which the Maccabeean literature emerged are complex and have not yet been explored by scholars in all their details; even more complex is the history of its influence, the Wirkungsgeschichte in the sense Hans-Georg Gadamer has given to the term, a history which was to large extent a purely Christian one. The early Christians saw the Maccabees as prototypical martyrs. Later they discovered warrior heroes whose courage was the measure of whoever fought in the name of God or freedom: Saxons, Scots, or citizens of Cologne who rose up against their rulers. This history of influence is the focus of the essays collected in this book, which extend thematically and chronologically from the cult of martyrs in late antiquity to the time of the modern wars of liberation.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:BrillISBN-13:9789004211056ISBN-10:9004211055UPC:9789004211056Book Category:Religion, History, LawBook Subcategory:Biblical Studies, Europe, Intellectual PropertyBook Topic:Bible Study GuidesSize:9.45 x 6.30 x 0.75 inchesWeight:0.663Product ID:SCH1QMY6H6
Gabriela Signori, PhD (1991), Habilitation (1999), is Professor of Medieval History in the Department of History and Sociology at the University of Konstanz, Germany, since 2006. From 2001 - 2006 she was Professor at the Westfaelische Wilhelms University of Muenster. Her main area of research is social history of late medieval towns: law, gender, culture and religion. She continuously publishes several monographs, volumes and papers.
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